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Showing 481490 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-22

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, young people aged between eighteen and thirty may receive financial assistan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of location surveys and reports

Article R1334-22

…ining asbestos" means the task of : 1° Searching for the presence of List C materials and products; 2° Searching for the presence of any other materials and products deemed to contain asbestos of whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-22

…ned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15 with the certificate provided for in article R. 432-9-6 of the Social Security Code. The terms of payment of the corresponding sums are set by the agr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-22

The health care organisation in which the activities defined in 1° of Article R. 2142-1 are performed must have a doctor experienced in ultrasound and an anaesthetist-resuscitator. In addition, the es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-22

The National Council may decide to use electronic voting. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-22

…rk certificate and the certificate justifying entitlement to leave, as provided for in articles L. 1234-19, R. 1234-9 and D. 3141-9.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-22

…e territoriale, on the board of directors or supervisory board of a company or who chairs a company may not receive, for all of their duties, a total amount of remuneration and expense allowance great…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-12

…e distribution expenses mentioned in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Treatment of losses incurred before joining the group

Article 223 I

…Losses incurred by a group company in respect of financial years prior to its entry into the group may only be offset against its profits, subject to the limits and conditions set out in the third pa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2226-1

A liability action seeking compensation for ecological damage redressable under Chapter III of Subtitle II of Title III of this Book shall be barred after ten years from the day on which the holder of…

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